The lesson from this comic: do not fuck with Jeanie or anyone she cares about. Because she will END YOU.

And if Trevor’s bit from two strips ago is any indication, you will know she’s coming.

You will feel her baleful eye turn upon you, like the eye of Sauron, and you will marinate in your own fear. And only then, when you are naught but a quivering mass of flesh, will she come, and put you out of your misery.

Well, just had to read back through this arc, for about the third time to see if I get what’s going on. I saw your comments about some people not liking the pacing and frankly, they can sit on a candy cane and rotate. I like the gaming series, (I’m not and never have been a gamer, but I get the idea) and it’s great to get a back story on characters I have grown to enjoy over the last several years of reading this. You keep up with telling it the way you want and we will watch. what. happens. or I will go Jeanie on them, I am old and I don’t make threats idly, ya’ll.

1) I just love this strip period. I can feel Jeanie’s warmth and righteous fury, which I really relate to (the fury, I’m not so good at the warmth)
2) I love just the IDEA that there are people, so intrinsically good, so pure of heart, that they’re just on a lifetime nice list because magic itself knows they could not be turned, would not abuse the privilege even if they knew. Hopeless sap that I am, I even believe it’s true. Just that those individuals are so, so very, rare.

I’ve read several previous comments about Carlos being too girly or a wimp. They can fuck off. We like Carlos just the way he is. This arc goes a long way toward explaining why he acts the way he does. I can’t even imagine what it must have been like (I have a fantastic relationship with my parents and love ’em very much) but I will say it must have been hell. Good on you, Carlos, for staying strong despite it.

The NSA has got nothing on Santa. I mean, how is this even remotely koscher? Carlos obviously feels very strongly about this and has chosen not to share any of it with his friends (such as they are). Still Mrs. Santa feels she has the right right to check extremely personal events in his life because she can. That’s sort of the equivalent of a friend who is secretly recording every step of your life, everyday – every little personal failing, mistake and embarassment. Creepy stalker behavior is what that would be called , and rightly so.

She’s Mrs Clause, and she’s also his boss, she had to check his history to see if he’d 1: be a good employer, and 2: make sure he’s not the type of person that could be corrupted and become a threat to the Mantle.

I can relate to Carlos, to be honest, if they are eluding to what I think they are eluding to. I have been there, still in the therapy (which as Jeanie mentioned is ‘the tits’). Never underestimate the power of good friends that are willing to maim on your behalf.

Carlos, I got your back my friend, from ink and paper to flesh and blood. Remember real family is who you choose to have in your life not who donated chromosomes. And to me in looks like your family is amazing!

Brian – you are fucking amazing. Its strips like this that make d20Monkey my favorite webcomic. I’ve read so many, and yours is the one that clicks the most with me. Thanks for telling these types of stories and not just the dick jokes (though the dick joke canteen is getting a little low… =P).